EcoCinema for Impact
Exclusive Screening Event
We’re thrilled to co-host EcoCinema for Impact with CIFOR-ICRAF, bringing together powerful environmental storytelling, insightful discussions, and meaningful connections!
Itinerary
Films
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: ICRAF, Nairobi (Gate D, ICRAF Road, UN Avenue)
Screenings:
🌊 The Spirit Who Swims
🌍 The Human Side of Plastic
🏡 Save Solace
❄️ Freetown’s Ultracool Roofs
🔹 Engage in impactful discussions with filmmakers, policymakers, and sustainability leaders.
🔹 Network & unwind with music by a DJ during the closing session.
🔹 Enjoy complimentary wine & cheese, coffee, tea, water, and snacks thanks to our generous sponsors.
💡 This is an invitation-only event – Free of charge, RSVP is required.
🙏 A huge thank you to our sponsors and in-kind supporters for making this event possible!
Join us for an inspiring evening where film meets action, and conversations spark change! 🎥🌱🎶
Note: Please make sure to check the festival program for any possible updates or changes to the schedule.
Thursday March 27, 2025
The Spirit Who Swims
56 minutes
A love manifesto to Salmon foregrounding its spiritual and material importance to Indigenous peoples along the Fraser River, and an urgent call to rethink our relationship with the natural world.
The Human Side of Plastic
16 minutes
Babacar Thiaw, a visionary Senegalese surfer, entrepreneur, and environmental activist, is on a mission to tackle his country’s escalating plastic pollution crisis and preserve its coastline for future generations. Deeply connected to the ocean through his family’s history and inspired by his father’s teachings, Babacar channels this passion into innovative, community-driven solutions.
Save Solace
11 minutes
An environmental group in Ontario, Canada and Indigenous Elder embark on a canoe trip to investigate the construction of a new logging road set to dissect the Solace Wildlands, the last unprotected roadless forest in Temagami. Temagami is home to the largest stands of Old growth Red and White Pine in the world, yet only 5% of it remains standing today.
Freetown: Cooling a City
10 minutes
This documentary follows a family coping with excessive temperatures of 35℃ or higher inside their home by spending much of their time outside. Extreme heat causes health issues like skin rashes and sleep problems. After deploying the ultracool MEER roofs the interior temperature of their house decreased by 5-7℃, allowing the family to work and sleep inside their home, a definite improvement in their living conditions. MEER and Freetown City Council plan to expand this pilot project to improve the lives of more residents.